MANCHESTER set up another home tie in a Lancashire Cup competition that has been extremely good to them down the years following a comprehensive 50-21 defeat of a talented Tydesley side that continued to play rugby right to the end.

The Grove Park side did not field any first-team regulars as they were all given the week off following a tough schedule.

However, a number of players started a very strong case for an inclusion into the first XV including Mark Smith and Ed Norris.

Richard Bradshaw, Jamie Greenlees and Mike Blood also performed well and revelled in the good spirit of the game.